HUMORAL MEDICINE Digestion in the Humoral Tradition Hippocrates was the first to declare ‘All disease begins in the Stomach’. At the foundation of the whole Humoral Theory is the fact that the our Humors are created from the food and drink we ingest. So an excess of cold and raw foods will gradually cause a…
Introduction Camphor has been used in all medical systems for many centuries. It has particularly been used in many formulas against Infection, Epidemics, Fever and Toxin. Its widespread dissemination throughout the ancient world is seen in the similarity of its names: karpura in Sanskrit, ga bur in Tibetan, kafur in Arabic, camphora in Latin, which…
Zheng Tian Wan A TCM patent remedy for Headache by Adam Tate, 2019 Zheng Tian Wan is a TCM patent medicine for Headache. It is an OTC (over-the-counter) medicine available from various manufacturers as a general first-line remedy for Headaches and Migraine. Some patent medicines develop a reputation for being effective for a particular disease…
The following gives an overview of the chemistry of medicinal herbs along with examples of main herbs containing them. 1. Alkaloids Alkaloids are organic nitrogenous compounds which tend to have pronounced physiological activity. Alkaloids in common medicinal herbs Berberine – Berbamine – Barberry Betaine – Betonicine – Chelidonine – Celandine Choline – Cimifugine – Cimifuga…
Weakness of the Eyes and Dimness of Sight (Wirtzung) Weakness of Eyes & Dimness of the Sight The following is taken from the section on the Eyes from The General Practice of Physick, Wirtzung, 1654 (first English edition, 1598). As with other chapters of The General Practice of Physick, it is a fairly thorough representation…
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15 Powders to Warm the Stomach 15 Powders to Warm the Stomach ‘All disease begins in the Stomach’ was an aphorism taken from Hippocrates. The ability of the Stomach to digest properly is directly related to the maintenance of Health, and the development of Disease. “All Disease begins the the Stomach“ Hippocrates Therefore, making sure…
Principal Herbalsprinted between 1470–1670 Hortus Sanitatis, 1491 With the development of the printing press, numerous Herbals began to be printed. Because of the importance of identification, early herbals were some of the first printed texts to have wide use of illustrations, including the use of hand colored woodcuts in early editions.The following list of texts…
Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum The Regimen of Health from the School of Salerno Title page for the First Printed Edition, edited by Arnold de Villa Nova, 1480 Title page of The Englishmans Doctor, 1608An English translation of the Regimen Sanitatis The School of Salerno in Italy was the first medical school in Europe….
14 Reasons for Compounding DrugsOut ofThe Medical Formulary of al Samarqandi ‘There are reasons which compel one to compound [drugs] in the absence of a simple which would attain the desired goal. It is partly because of the aspect of the nature of sickness and disease, partly because of the state of the organs, and…
12 Formulas for Memory The Purpose of our ’12 Formulas’ Pages are to illustratevarious formulas used to treat a specific condition on one page. This can be useful to help Practitioners develop their own Formulas. Powder for Loss of Memory & Stupidity Balm ½ oz. Powder and take this as a dose each morning with…
A review of Aconite Species of the West Aconitum napellusMateria Medica Botanica, Wellman, 1845 Introduction The Aconite family is one of the most enigmatic, interesting and useful medicines of Traditional Medicine, and is also potentially one of the most dangerous. All Medicine Traditions recognise the Aconite family, although they were not generally used medicinally in…
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